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The Hero with a Thousand Faces Paperback - 1972
by Joseph Campbell
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Campbell discusses his theory of the mythological structure of the journey of the archetypal hero found in world myths. This work was an inspiration behind Star Wars and 2001, as well as many other modern works.
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Readers praised the book’s sweeping synthesis of global myths and its outsized influence on modern storytelling, with some calling it profound and personally consoling. Many, however, found the psychoanalytic framing and scholarly prose dense or dry, with portions feeling dated or dogmatic; several noted that the now-ubiquitous “monomyth” can read as overly familiar. A few said the payoff arrives late (notably in the epilogue), and that it’s better read than heard as an audiobook.
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- Title The Hero with a Thousand Faces
- Author Joseph Campbell
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 2nd
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, USA
- Publication date March 1, 1972
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780691017846 / 0691017840
- Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
- Dimensions 8.72 x 6.12 x 1.02 in (22.15 x 15.54 x 2.59 cm)
- Category Sociology
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 49008590
- Dewey Decimal Code 201.3
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